TripAdvisor Reviews Islas Secas Resort Chiriqui

Travel Blogs from Chiriqui

... on the beach and swimming in the ocean, pretty much sums it up! The evenings were the winning formula of amazing food, lots of story telling and swapping with Tera, Byron and Frank (who called us all his 'kids'), and then late nights drinking and playing poker with Tera and Byron. We wanted 3 chilled out days at the end of the trip and it was by far the most relaxed (OK lazy!) we've been in the 3 months away so mission definitely accomplished! It really was hard to leave Frank ...

... And the local woman on duty was friendly, greeting me by name each day and speaking to me in rapid Spanish. Bocas is the only town on the islands, very much oriented to tourists with lots of good restaurants and services. Another time, I would stay on one of the beautiful beaches on this or another of the islands, but on our breaks from cycling we become lazy: we want the services handy. We barely left our room for the first afternoon, just dragging ourselves across the street ...

... a ways, it was a blast and the water is very warm! Absolutely NOT like the Oregon coast with it's frigid water that's painful to get into. will post more later along with proof that I was in the ocean!

p.s. Jonathan, will be posting more animal photos as we can, just saw a raccoon out the window! We love you and wish you, Orin, and Marcus were here with us having fun. Xoxox ...

Boquete Real Estate which was founded in 1911 is surrounded by steep, lush mountains to the north, east and west, where lies Baru Volcano, Panama¨s highest peak at 3,475 meters. So far north in the Chiriqui Province, Boquete lies only 7 km (3.3 miles) from Bocas del Toro Province to ...

... early start in Calgary, which really seemed like a waste after having to sit on the plane all ready to go for three hours while the flight crew unfroze the toilets and checked a gauge that seemed to not be working. Yes it was necessary for those things to be done, but nonetheless, still frustrating! Due to the delay in Calgary, we had missed our connecting flight in Dallas by 3ish minutes. Luckily the airline paid for our hotel and food to stay in ...